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Gift of the Richard Welling Family, 2012.284.4991  © 2014 The Connecticut Historical Society.
Hartford from Twenty-seventh Floor of Bushnell Tower, Looking North
Gift of the Richard Welling Family, 2012.284.4991 © 2014 The Connecticut Historical Society.

Hartford from Twenty-seventh Floor of Bushnell Tower, Looking North

ArtistDrawn by Richard Welling American, 1926 - 2009
Date1989
MediumDrawing; black ink and pencil on paper
DimensionsPrimary Dimensions (image height x width): 18 x 56 1/2in. (45.7 x 143.5cm)
Sheet (height x width): 18 x 56 1/2in. (45.7 x 143.5cm)
ClassificationsGraphics
Credit LineGift of the Richard Welling Family
DescriptionDrawing of the skyline of Hartford, Connecticut. From left to right, buildings depicted include the construction of Goodwin Square, City Place, 280 Trumbull, 100 Pearl Street, Connecticut National Bank behind One Financial Plaza, Hartford-Connecticut Trust Company, and Travelers Tower. In the lower right is the steeple of Center Church. Automobiles are depicted on city streets and on top of a parking garage.
Object number2012.284.4991
MarkingsVerso, bottom right of sheet a, stamped in gray ink: "The Estate of / RICHARD / WELLING" [in box]InscribedRecto, bottom left, handwritten in black ink: "9:15+-1:10+ / 5-22-89 MON- / (JOSEPH GIULIAN0) / 27th FLOOR BUSHNELL / TOWER-LOOKS NORTH."

Bottom left, handwritten in pencil: "55x21 / 148% -84x30"
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